LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Sinclair's stingaree

Thyroptera lavali compared with Urolophus gigas

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Sinclair's stingaree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Sinclair's stingaree
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Thyropteridae	Urolophidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Urolophus
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Urolophus gigas

Evolutionary Relationship

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat and Sinclair's stingaree share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Sinclair's stingaree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Sinclair's stingaree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Sinclair's stingaree